Van Avenue closure traffic impacts
Summary
Neighbors told the board the state's closure of the Lloyd Expressway at Van Avenue has pushed huge volumes of cut-through traffic past Dexter Elementary and area schools, making Washington Avenue more dangerous.
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Last discussed Mar 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents who want a traffic study and safety attention for their neighborhood.
Neighbors living along the cut-through routes absorbing the diverted traffic.
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Related development
EVSC Electronic Message Sign Special Use
The sign would sit about 135 feet west of Washington and Dexter, within 200 feet of one house and four apartment buildings.
VAR-2025-106 EVSC Sign Variances
If granted later, it would let a sign more than double code limits stand near homes in a residential zone.
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